postpartum bleeding/hemorrhage

To mommas with more than one baby......Has anyone with previous deliveries had a scare with postpartum bleeding? Then went on to have another baby with no hemorrhaging? I am talking about immediately after birth. If so, what was your experience? I had a lot of bleeding after my second baby with out any explanation so I am worried about it happening again with my third. I didn't have to have any transfusions and they did eventually get it to stop, but I had to have something rectally.... Lots of fun having a finger in your butt right after you pushed a baby out!

To mommas with more than one baby......Has anyone with previous deliveries had a scare with postpartum bleeding? Then went on to have another baby with no hemorrhaging? I am talking about immediately after birth. If so, what was your experience? I had a lot of bleeding after my second baby with out any explanation so I am worried about it happening again with my third. I didn't have to have any transfusions and they did eventually get it to stop, but I had to have something rectally.... Lots of fun having a finger in your butt right after you pushed a baby out!

after the birth of my youngest and 5th baby during recovery i started hemmoraging and w lrg clots due to placental fragments still attached. i did not recieve a tranfusion but recieved shots n my abdomen to help stop the bleeding and manual removal of the clots, not even birth was as painfull as this! everything was fine after the fragments were removed. i honestly believe it was my doc who caused this, i think she pulled to soon on my placenta and it wasnt quit ready to release. i delivered in the middle of a work day, i had actually been in her office only 2hrs prior. we have since moved and i have a new doc, this will for sure be brought up soon. all my other post delivers have been amazing! prayers will be said for those of us who have had this happen before and that it wont happen again!

after the birth of my youngest and 5th baby during recovery i started hemmoraging and w lrg clots due to placental fragments still attached. i did not recieve a tranfusion but recieved shots n my abdomen to help stop the bleeding and manual removal of the clots, not even birth was as painfull as this! everything was fine after the fragments were removed. i honestly believe it was my doc who caused this, i think she pulled to soon on my placenta and it wasnt quit ready to release. i delivered in the middle of a work day, i had actually been in her office only 2hrs prior. we have since moved and i have a new doc, this will for sure be brought up soon. all my other post delivers have been amazing! prayers will be said for those of us who have had this happen before and that it wont happen again!

I'm a little afraid of bleeding too much because my first miscarriage resulted in so much blood loss I had to have an emergency D&C and my OB at the time said I was literally ten seconds away from getting a transfusion when it finally stopped. I have done a lot of research on herbal medicine and apparently Stinging Nettle (urtica dioica) tea will do wonders to help build up your Vitamin K levels and naturally prevent hemorrhage! It has the added benefit of enriching your milk and helping your supply. So I have started to drink a cup or two a day to prepare. Unlike red raspberry leaf, it has no direct action on the uterus so no question of safety. I'm hoping out does the trick! Oh, also, take iron supplements, as anemia increases your risk of bleeding too much.

I'm a little afraid of bleeding too much because my first miscarriage resulted in so much blood loss I had to have an emergency D&C and my OB at the time said I was literally ten seconds away from getting a transfusion when it finally stopped. I have done a lot of research on herbal medicine and apparently Stinging Nettle (urtica dioica) tea will do wonders to help build up your Vitamin K levels and naturally prevent hemorrhage! It has the added benefit of enriching your milk and helping your supply. So I have started to drink a cup or two a day to prepare. Unlike red raspberry leaf, it has no direct action on the uterus so no question of safety. I'm hoping out does the trick! Oh, also, take iron supplements, as anemia increases your risk of bleeding too much.

Sharibear I would mention this to your doc because vitamin k does affect clotting and since pregnant women are more prone to developing clots, I am not sure you should be taking something that has an excess of vitamin k in it right now. I would just be very careful about that.

Sharibear I would mention this to your doc because vitamin k does affect clotting and since pregnant women are more prone to developing clots, I am not sure you should be taking something that has an excess of vitamin k in it right now. I would just be very careful about that.

You make a good point and I will definitely mention it to my OB. Remember, it doesn't have an excess amount, like if one were to take Vitamin K pills, it simply is a source of K as well as Vitamins A and C, calcium,
potassium and iron. But you're right, I should mention it to him and also remind him of my previous problems with bleeding too much and see what he says! Thanks for the tip!

You make a good point and I will definitely mention it to my OB. Remember, it doesn't have an excess amount, like if one were to take Vitamin K pills, it simply is a source of K as well as Vitamins A and C, calcium,
potassium and iron. But you're right, I should mention it to him and also remind him of my previous problems with bleeding too much and see what he says! Thanks for the tip!

It's probably fine, but I'm a nurse and I worry. I have alot of patients on Coumadin, blood thinner and we advise them to avoid too much vitamin k in their diet because it reverses the effects if the thinner. I would just worry that too much may make you more prone to developing a clot.

It's probably fine, but I'm a nurse and I worry. I have alot of patients on Coumadin, blood thinner and we advise them to avoid too much vitamin k in their diet because it reverses the effects if the thinner. I would just worry that too much may make you more prone to developing a clot.

With my 6th and 7th they could not stop the bleeding and sent my husband out of the room. I don't remember much because I passed out due to the lack of blood but my husband heard the doctors say I wouldn't stop bleeding. I ended up having blood transfusions with both. First was 3 units and the second time was 2 units. They were all afraid I wasn't going to make it and my husband was scared. When I went to have my 8th the doctors were well prepared and gave me something to clot the blood. They said they are going to do the same thing this time.

With my 6th and 7th they could not stop the bleeding and sent my husband out of the room. I don't remember much because I passed out due to the lack of blood but my husband heard the doctors say I wouldn't stop bleeding. I ended up having blood transfusions with both. First was 3 units and the second time was 2 units. They were all afraid I wasn't going to make it and my husband was scared. When I went to have my 8th the doctors were well prepared and gave me something to clot the blood. They said they are going to do the same thing this time.

So on your 8h (holy smokes!) did you have any excess bleeding or did they treat you just in case before any symptoms? Do they know what caused it? The reason for my concern is I have really fast births and I am an hour away from the hospital. I am worried about delivering on the way and having problems with the bleeding again when I am far away from help/medicine.

So on your 8h (holy smokes!) did you have any excess bleeding or did they treat you just in case before any symptoms? Do they know what caused it? The reason for my concern is I have really fast births and I am an hour away from the hospital. I am worried about delivering on the way and having problems with the bleeding again when I am far away from help/medicine.

They proactively treated me. They didn't want it happening again. I too have fast births. By the time I got to the hospital it was time to push. Active labor was only about an hour or two. I am also about an hour from the hospital and still concerned about it not making it in time.

They proactively treated me. They didn't want it happening again. I too have fast births. By the time I got to the hospital it was time to push. Active labor was only about an hour or two. I am also about an hour from the hospital and still concerned about it not making it in time.

To stop the bleeding with my first I had to have two shots in the leg. It took them a great while to stop it. 5 weeks later after on and off bleeding I eventually had a D&C because there was a small piece of placenta remaining. I lost about a pint of blood but didnt have a transfusion. With my second baby it took awhile to stop the bleeding as well mostly with the ob massaging my uterus. I passed some pretty large clots the week after delivery and bleed for about 6 weeks, but the experience was much better. It tapered off itself at 6 weeks. Now I am pregnant with the third!!!! This is it for us.

To stop the bleeding with my first I had to have two shots in the leg. It took them a great while to stop it. 5 weeks later after on and off bleeding I eventually had a D&C because there was a small piece of placenta remaining. I lost about a pint of blood but didnt have a transfusion. With my second baby it took awhile to stop the bleeding as well mostly with the ob massaging my uterus. I passed some pretty large clots the week after delivery and bleed for about 6 weeks, but the experience was much better. It tapered off itself at 6 weeks. Now I am pregnant with the third!!!! This is it for us.

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